This is impressive. I'm going to attempt to tie college football and the Olympics together (loosely) in the same post. Yeah, I know, I'm really stepping up my game after watching Michael Phelps dominate.
We have all heard about the mythical 'SEC speed' over the last few years. Even though the NFL combine and their fancy stopwatches have completely dispelled the notion that players from the southeastern United States are actually faster then those from other locales, it hasn't stopped people from perpetuating that notion.
I have to wonder if perhaps there isn't some global force coming to bear as far as speed is concerned. Consider the following.
The 'fastest man in the world' title generally goes to the reigning 100 meter champion. Check out the origin countries/states of the finalists from the Olympic 100 meter men's final held last night in Beijing (shown in finishing order).
1. Usain Bolt, Jamaica
2. Richard Thompson, Trinidad and Tobago
3. Walter Dix, United States of America (Miami, FL)
4 Churandy Martina, Netherlands Antilles
5 Asafa Powell, Jamaica
6 Michael Frater, Jamaica
7 Marc Burns, Trinidad and Tobago
8 Doc Patton, United States of America (Ft. Worth, TX)
Consider the size of the planet we inhabit. Then consider that all of the fastest sprinters on earth (currently) originate from an area that is essentially centered off the southern tip of Florida.
You've got Texas and Miami, FL. The rest of the 100 meter finalists are from Caribbean islands. Yes, Netherlands Antilles is actually a Caribbean island.
I'm not saying this proves anything definitely. I'm just saying that dudes from that region of the world are fast.
Well, except for Tim Tebow, he's not fast. He's just the best passing fullback college football has seen in awhile.
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Incidentally, the Jamaican female sprinters took gold, silver and bronze in the 100 meter dash. That's impressive.
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